Effects of deprivation and age on staging of breast, colon, rectum and prostate cancer in Umbria region, Italy: a multilevel approach.

Background: Early diagnosis of breast, colon, rectum and prostate cancers improves health outcomes. Low socioeconomic status (SES) is related to advanced stages at diagnosis; inequalities could explain differences in outcomes by age. The influence of SES, age and residence area on staging was explored in the Umbrian population.

Incidence of multiple primary cancers following respiratory tract cancer in Umbria, Italy.

Unlabelled: Improvements in cancer survival and life expectancy have placed a focus on long-term risks following a primary cancer, including that of developing other primary malignancies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk, in patients with respiratory tract cancers, of developing a second primary malignancy.

Methods: Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of observed to expected cases were calculated for residents of Umbria diagnosed with laryngeal and lung cancer between 1994 and 2008.

Effect of healthcare on mortality: trends in avoidable mortality in Umbria, Italy, 1994-2009.

Objective: Avoidable mortality trends over the period 1994-2009 were calculated to evaluate health intervention by the health system of Umbria, a region of central Italy.

Materials And Methods: Mortality data were supplied by the regional causes of death registry. Rates were standardized to the 2001 census Italian population.